Botany · Photosynthesis in Higher Plants

NEET (UG) 2025 — Question 114

Match List I with List II.

List IList II
A. Chlorophyll aI. Yellow-green
B. Chlorophyll bII. Yellow
C. XanthophyllsIII. Blue-green
D. CarotenoidsIV. Yellow to Yellow-orange

Choose the option with all correct matches.

  1. Option A:

    A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I

  2. Option B:

    A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV

    Correct
  3. Option C:

    A-I, B-II, C-IV, D-III

  4. Option D:

    A-I, B-IV, C-III, D-II

Answer: B

Step-by-step solution

Chlorophyll a is blue-green (List II: III). Chlorophyll b is yellow-green (List II: I). Xanthophylls are yellow (List II: II). Carotenoids are yellow to yellow-orange (List II: IV). Thus, the correct matches are A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV, which corresponds to option B.

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Exam
NEET (UG) 2025
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Photosynthesis in Higher Plants
Topic
Pigments
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